The EITC is a particularly complex credit. Benefits change as income rises, with four phase-in rates and three phase-out rates. It is adjusted by filing status and number of children. The rules regarding child eligibility are complex due to issues such as separation and divorce. There...
Dupard argued the State was collaterally estopped from prosecuting him because of the "not guilty" finding at the parole revocation hearing. Dupard, 93 Wash. 2d at 270-71,609 P.2d 961. The State claimed the identity of the parties differed at the two proceedings: an assistant attorney ge...
The key was to bring in the reluctant farmers. To do so, Johnson paired food stamps with an agricultural subsidy bill. The message to farmers was clear: If you support nutrition reform, we will support you. The pairing worked; the Food Stamp Act of 1964 sailed through the Senat...